3 more couples file suits challenging Indiana's marriage law

12:31 PM,
Mar. 17, 2014

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Though Indianapolis residents Melody Layne and Tara Betterman aren't married, they each call Layne's daughter their own. But they're worried that a lack of legal protections could tear their family apart in a crisis.

Rae Baskin and Esther Fuller have been a couple for 24 years. But the 78-year-old Fuller's recent medical scares - including breast cancer surgery and a broken hip - have forced the Whitestown residents to consider whether the state will recognize Baskin's legal control over Fuller's affairs.